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ENSEARCH was formed in 1984 by a pioneer group of

local professionals and academics from multidisciplinary

backgrounds. Its first President (1984-2000) was Ir. K

Kumarasivam and its first Hon. Secretary General was

Dato’ Dr. Abu Bakar Jaafar. Today, ENSEARCH has more

than 300 members consisting of corporate, individual and

life members.

It is acknowledged that enhanced awareness and capacity

building of organizations and individuals through

education and training is essential to achieve the

objectives of Malaysian Environmental Quality Act, 1974.

Therefore ENSEARCH began formulating and

implementing training programs to enhance the capacity

for environmental management in Malaysia.

In addition, ENSEARCH organizes Tea Talks and Public

Lectures to enhance awareness on pertinent and

comprehensive issues on the environment.

ENSEARCH has also been actively involved in dialogue

sessions with relevant authorities in development of

legislative and regulatory frameworks that are supportive

of good environmental management practices.

In recognition of ENSEARCH’s objectives, it has been given

tax-exempt status whereby the donations to ENSEARCH

are exempted by from tax.

B R I E F H I S T O R Y

O F E N S E A R C H

TABLE OF CONTENT

Editor ’ s Note

Profile of Council Member

Eng Weng Hong

Feature

Energy Planning For Sustainable Development in

Malaysia.

ENSEARCH Calendar

Announcement

Event & Activities

K. Kumarasivam Endowment Fund

( K KEF ) Memorial Public Lecture &

Young Environment Award 2013

Post-Warsaw Climate Forum

LYNAS Corporation Technical Visit

ENSEARCH In News

ENSEARCH COUNCIL 2012/2013

ENSEARCH SECRETARIAT 2012/2013

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“ How can we be so arrogant? The planet is, was and always will be stronger than us. We can’t destroy it; if we overstep the mark, the planet will simply erase us from its surface and carry on existing. Why don’t they start talking about not letting the planet destroy us?” - Paulo Coelho

January - March 2014, 1st Quarter

E N S E A R C H

is a non-profit association of

organizations,

professionals, students and

people with interest in learn-

ing and promoting effective

ways to manage the impact

of human

activities on the

environment.

We at ENSEARCH believe

that everyone is

responsible for managing

and mitigating the impacts of

their corporate,

professional and daily living

activities on the

environment.

ENSEARCH is also

involved in indigenous fruit

tree species conservation

and poverty eradication

through its project Cyber

Plant Conservation Network

www.cpcnet.atbioversity.net

“Malaysians are environmentally aware and are committed

to taking personal responsibility to manage and mitigate

the impacts of their corporate, professional and daily living

activities on the environment”

O u r v i s i o n

Hi everyone and Happy 2014,

Welcome back to the first quarter of Berita ENSEARCH. This year, our

nemesis the haze returned early following a long period of dry

weather, mainly from bush fires, resulting in unhealthy to even haz-

ardous API readings in several areas. The lack of rainfall also caused

the water levels at a lot of dams, especially ones in Selangor to fall

below the critical level, triggering the need of daily water rationing

for the residents of Selangor.

ENSEARCH started the year’s event with the KKEF Memorial Public

Lecture and Young Environmentalist Award in January 2014 at Kelab

Golf Negara Subang Petaling Jaya.

In February ENSEARCH organized a Post-Warsaw Climate Forum,

presented by Dr. Gary Theseira and Mr. Gurmit Singh, in-conjunction

with the annual international climate conference held in earlier in

November 2013.

In the coming months, there is a variety of training scheduled for

members, beginning with the Groundwater Risk Assessment in April.

The full training calendar is accessible through the ENSEARCH web-

site.

On the 15th May 2014, ENSEARCH will be having its 30th Annual

General Meeting at Kelab Golf Negara Subang. ENSEARCH will be

celebrating its 30 years of serving the environment through public

learning and effective management of human activity on the

environment.

Thank you once again for your continuous support and contribution.

We look forward to more exciting programmes as we move on to

the second chapter quarter of the year.

KHOO BOON KEAT

Chairperson

WEBSITE & PUBLICATION

“To promote excellence in environmental management

among organizations, professionals and interested

persons.”

O u r m i s s i o n

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http://www.cpcnet.org

PROFILE OF COUNCIL MEMBER

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Mr. Eng Weng Hong is well known in Sabah as the founder of ENSEARCH Sabah in

the year 2012. He started a protem team to start various activities and projects in

Sabah. In the year 2013, Mr. Eng became the advisor to ENSEARCH Sabah. With

the chairman and committee in place, they began to organize many activities and

seminars such as Social Impact Assessment, SLIM project and the Wetlands project

just to name a few. ENSEARCH Sabah with the guidance of Mr. Eng continued to

organize events like Mangrove planting, Wetlands Talk and involved in the membership drive. He also

sponsored more than ten members to join ENSEARCH. Mr. Eng still offers his valuable time through service by

actively being involved in activities and spreading awareness on ENSEARCH.

Mr. Eng began is his primary and secondary education journey at All Saints and Sabah College, Kota Kinabalu,

Sabah. He continued his tertiary education in Otaga, New Zealand. He pursued his Bachelors in Science in

Physic and Mathematics in the year 1969. Mr. Eng later continued his Diploma in Education in Auckland

Teachers College in 1970. Mr. Eng didn't stop his education journey yet, he pursued his BSCE in Civil

Engineering in the University of Washington Seattle in the year 1978 and completed his Masters in Science in

Forestry at the University of Washington as well the next year.

His working experience began as a high school teacher in Sabah for four years. Subsequently, after completing

his BSCE in Civil Engineering, he worked as a research assistant at the University of Washington. Beginning in

1979, Mr. Eng began his civil engineering career for ten years, in the design and construction of timber

complexes, dams, timber camps, and power plants. He has thirty years working experience in the field of forest-

ry, project management and engineering. Mr. Eng was employed by Weyerhaeuser for of USA for 2 years,

before moving to Pacific Hardwoods where he served for sixteen years. In 1994, Mr. Eng was the Executive

Director at Serisar Industries Berhad till 1996 and then he moved to Sabah Forest Industries Sdn. Bhd. where

he was the General Manager. In the year 1999, Mr. Eng co-founded Kiwiheng Environmental Consultants and

its subsidiaries where he remains as the Director until today. Mr. Eng ’ s areas of interest includes forestry, soil

erosion protection, biodiversity and agro-forestry plantation. Mr. Eng is also the assessor and auditor for

Danaharta for the last five years, working with administrators on managing and restructuring wood based

factories in Sabah. Mr. Eng also holds CoC Certification with MTCC as well as FSC. He is as well registered

with both the Federal DoE and State EPD .

Mr. Eng was married late in life and is blessed with a beautiful daughter Kimberly, who is now pursuing her

studies in Chemical Engineering at Curtin University, Miri. For leisure, Mr. Eng loves to play tennis. He also

enjoys socializing with friends and family members after work.

January - March 2014 , 1st Quarter

ENERGY PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN MALAYSIA

Research Article by,

Jonathan Kovilpillai

[email protected]

1.0 Introduction

Malaysia ’ s economy sector is recovering from the financial and economic crisis, resurgence in the

energy demand is expected. The energy demand has increased almost 20% from the 13,000 MW in the year

2000 to 15,500 MW in the year 2003. The energy generating capacity is expected to increase to 22,000 MW by

the 2010 ( Mohamed A. R. & Teong L. K., 2004 ) . Malaysia ’ s energy consumption is expected to grow by

45% in 2013 with demand stemming from strong economic growth. Energy demand is expected to reach

20,700 MW by 2020 from 15,826 MW in 2012 which is spurred by the New Economic Model, Economic

Transformation Programme ( ETP ) and the countries strong GDP growth. Malaysia ’ s power sector has

received strong government support and there is also positive indication of greater willingness to reform the

sector. Plans are also in place to move the power sector towards a cost-based structure and to assure the

sustainability of power supply security in the long run. Malaysia already has one of the highest rates of power

consumption per capita among the emerging economies in the ASEAN region and as the country becomes

more developed, the per capita power consumption is expected to increase even further ( Pandey T., 2013 ) .

2.0 Energy Policies

Throughout the years the government has formulated some policies and programs on energy in order

to ensure long term reliability and security of energy supply for sustainable social-economic development in the

country. The various energy policies includes the National Energy Policy ( 1979) , National Depletion Policy

( 1 980 ) and Fuel Diversification Policy ( 1981 & 1999 ) while the various energy related programs are the

renewable energy and energy efficiency program ( M ohamed A. R. & Teong L. K., 2004 ) .The National

Energy Policy was first formulated in 1979 by the Economic Planning Unit under the Prime Minister ’ s

Department. The policy consists of three principle objectives:

The Supply Objective: To ensure the provision of adequate, secure and cost effective supply of energy.

The Utilization Objective: To promote efficient utilization of energy and to discourage wasteful and

non-productive patterns of energy consumption.

The Environmental Objective: To minimize the negative impacts of energy production, transportation,

conversion, utilization and consumption on the environment.

The three principle objectives are instrumental in the development of Malaysia ’ s energy sector.

Subsequent policies are designed to support these objectives and their implementation ( APEC Energy

Demand and Supply Outlook, 2013 ) .

To achieve these three objectives, various related policies were formulated such National Depletion Policy

was introduced in 1980 to safeguard the exploitation of natural oil reserves. The Four-Fuel Diversification

Strategy policy was introduced in 1981 ( i.e., oil, natural gas coal and hydro ) . These policies accelerated the

transition from a dependence on oil as the main energy source to natural gas as a cleaner and cheaper source

of energy. This policy was then succeeded by the Five-Fuel Diversification Policy in 2001, with the addition of

Renewable Energy ( RE ) as a fifth fuel source to complement oil, natural gas, coal and hydro.

Although the general objectives of the 1979 National Energy Policy remain unchanged, the Five-Fuel

Diversification Policy signaled the intention of the Government for concentrated efforts to usher energy sector

development on a greener path, by encouraging the use of renewable sources of energy. As part of its initiative

to ensure adequate, reliable and cost-effective supply of initiatives were conscious efforts by the Government to

diversify fuel sources for the power generation to ensure sufficient and reliable power at affordable prices ( T an

C. S. et.al., 2013 ) .

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3.0 Energy Mix in Malaysia

Malaysia has drastically tipped the balance in the fuel mix in energy consumption from a high almost

90% dependence on oil in 1980 to less than 15% in 1995 as shown in Table 1. The four-fuel policy was

intended to avoid over dependence of any one source of fuel. Gas is predominantly used and electricity

suppliers are also turning to coal, a cheap and abundant energy source. Using conventional non-renewable

energy such as fossil fuels and natural gas has two major consequences. One, it depletes a finite depleted

resource and two; it leads to the emission of greenhouse gases, that raise the issue of climate change.

Considering the fact the energy demand in Malaysia is growing at a rate of about 5-6% annually, against finite

conventional energy resources, the government realized the importance of further diversifying the energy mix

into more sources of alternative energy ( Leo-Moggie A., 1999 ) .

Table 1. Energy Mix in Malaysia.

( S ource: Mohamed A. R. & Teong L. K., ( 2004 ) , Energy Policy for Sustainable Development in Malaysia, The Joint International

Campus on “Sustainable Energy and Environment ” , University Sains Malaysia, 9-028 ( O ) . )

In order to ensure sustainability of energy resources and to reduce the emission of greenhouse gas-

es, under the 8th Malaysia Plan ( 2001-2005 ) had changed the four-fuel policy to the five-fuel policy with the

renewable energy as the fifth source of fuel in 1999 ( Lee-Moggie A., 2001 ) . A more sustainable energy mix

is needed for Malaysia in the term will see a greater percentage of coal utilization of between 30 to 35% while

that of natural gas at not more than 50%. This is due to the commissioning of new coal-fired electricity gener-

ating plants, which will account for the 60% of the increasing demand of energy in the future. At the same

time, efforts will be intensified to encourage the utilization of renewable sources for energy generation.

Under the Tenth Malaysia Plan ( 2011 – 2015 ) , Feed-in Tariff ( FiT ) is designed and targeted to

76,809ktoe in 2009 and 2010 respectively. While the total final demand has increased by 1.54% from 40,845

ktoe to 41,476ktoe in 2009 and 2010 respectively. The electricity gross production has increased by 2.3%

from 105,706GWh in 2009 and 2010 respectively. In terms of electricity demand, it has increased by 8.53%

from 96,302GWh to 105,519GWh. As for commercial primary energy mix in 2010, natural gas accounted for

46%, followed by crude oil and petroleum for 33%, coal for 19% and hydropower for 2% while RE is negligible

( N ational Energy Balance, 2011 ) .

However, the growth for electricity in Malaysia forecasted by Economic Planning Unit ( EPU ) has

shown increase of 3.52% in 2012 compared to 3.48% in 2011. This growth has been driven by strong demand

growth from commercial and domestic sectors. The share of electricity consumption to total energy

consumption has increased from 17.4% to 21.7% in 2007 and 2012 respectively. The total electricity

production was reported at 122.12TWh in 2012, where gas is still the major fuel source contributing to 52.7%

of the total generation fuel mix of electricity followed by Coal, 38.9%, hydro, 7.3%, oil, 1% and others, 0.2%.

Based on the projections Malaysia electricity production will increase from 87, 306GWh to 314,984GWh in

2005 and 2030 respectively with an annual growth rate of 5.3%. However, the projections does not take into

consideration of nuclear and RE ( non-hydroelectric ) is insignificant ( The Malaysian Economy in Figures,

2012 ) .

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Source 1980 1995 2001 2010 (estimated)

Oil 87.9% 13.3% 4.4% 2.0%

Natural Gas 7.5% 62.7% 71.8% 45.5%

Hydro 4.1% 13.1% 10.1% 12.7%

Coal 2.2% 10.9% 12.0% 34.6%

Others (renewable energy) - - 1.7% 5.2%


4.0 Energy resources and reserves.

Malaysia ’ s current energy mix of primary energy supply consists of oil, gas, coal, hydro, and RE

resources. Escalating prices of oil and gas, coupled with their finite reserves, will see coal, hydro, and RE is

gaining increased importance for electricity generation, which is a trend, observed globally ( International

Energy Agency, 2012 ) .

4.1 Crude Oil and Natural Gas

As of 2010, Malaysia is a net energy exporter backed by proven oil reserves of 4.00 billion barrels

with a reserves-to-production ( R/P ) ratio of 18.9 years. Over the years, the geological structures associated

with crude oil production have matured likewise, the majority of the oilfields discovered either had been

developed or have been in production for more than 30 years. Pending new discoveries, the remaining fields

are generally lower in quality due to high carbon dioxide contents, smaller in sizes, and scattered in

distribution-factors that make development of these fields costly.

On the other hand, Malaysia ’ s natural gas reserves of 83 trillion standard cubic feet ( tscf ) ( as of

2010 ) have an R/P ratio of 38.2 years ( U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2012 ) . The oil and gas

reserve are fast depleting has prompted a need to reaffirm the sustainability of their supplies. Appraisals wells

will continue to be drilled in small field offshore and in deepwater areas. Under the Economic Transformation

Programme ( ETP ) , efforts are underway to attract international oil companies for exploration activities,

particularly in waters deeper than 200 m and in ultra-deep waters greater than 1 km in depth, as well as ef-

forts to drill deeper into matured fields to increase domestic petroleum and gas production. Thus, it is probable

that the medium and long terms, even maintaining the present level of oil production at 630,000 bpd and gas

at 2000mmscfd can prove challenging ( PEMANDU, 2010 ) .

4.2 Coal

Malaysia ’ s coal reserves of 1938 million ton has R/P ratio 285 years ( U.S. Energy Information

Administration, 2012 ) . The coal fields are located mainly in East Malaysia with small portion in West

Malaysia. Current annual coal production in Malaysia stands at about 383,000 t, a significant increase from

the 65,000 t produced in 1991. Together with the imported coal, this constitutes about 27.3% of the total pow-

er generation mix ( Mohamed A. R. & Teong L. K., 2006 ) . Although the National Mineral Policy 1998 was

implemented to promote improved extraction and utilization of locally sourced coal, the production rate has yet

to respond fully to the initiatives. Recently, Suruhanjaya Tenaga ( ST ) has awarded new licenses for two 1-

GW units of supercritical coal-fired power plants at Tanjung Bin and Manjung. More licences have been pro-

posed by independent power producers ( IPP ) beyond 2015 in view of coal ’ s relative ease of supply in the

international market and its lower cost to other fossil fuel types. ST has also called for bids for new coal or gas

-fired power plants in view of the expected expiry of some of the original IPP licenses from 2015 onwards, alt-

hough ST is still renegotiating the existing IPP power purchase agreements for possible extensions of 5 and

10 years.

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Fuel by

Type

Electricity Production (GWh) Share of Electricity Production (%)

2005 2010 2030 2005 2010 2030

Coal 23, 134 49, 675 154, 686 26.5 41.6 49.0

Oil 2, 489 2,855 3,107 2.9 2.4 1.0

Natural

Gas

55, 899 55,700 139, 025 64.0 46.6 44.0

Hydro 5, 784 11,245 18, 166 6.6 9.4 5.7

Total 87, 306 119, 475 315, 984 100.0 100.0 100.0


4.3 Hydroelectric Power

Malaysia possesses substantial hydroelectric resources; however, developing a hydroelectric power

( H EP ) plant is capital extensive and overwhelming complex, because it not only involves the design,

construction and operations of the dams but also entails substantial environmental, social and political consid-

erations. Nevertheless, the advantages are numerous as hydroelectric is renewable, and the power generated

is less affected by fluctuation in fuel prices ( Mohamed R., 2009 ) .

Malaysia has substantial hydroelectric resources. The hydropower potential is estimated at

29,000MW, of which only 2,000MW is currently utilized. The government decided to implement the Bakun

project having a capacity of 2,400MW. The Bakun hydroelectric project will involve the construction of a 205

meter high rock filled concrete dam creating a reservoir of 695 km². This project is expected to cost about RM

15 billion including the 1,650 km of transmission system of which 650 km will be undersea cable. Its

construction will generate much job opportunities as well as transfer of technology and know-how to the

country. The completion of the project will also bring much development to Sarawak especially to the interior

areas ( Plant Engineering Business, 2004 ) .

4.4 Miscellaneous renewable energy.

Sources of non-hydroelectric RE in Malaysia include biomass, biogas, solar, wind, geothermal, as well

as waste-to-energy sources. They provide alternative supply options in the overall energy mix without

restriction to only a few finite energy sources. In view of abundant agriculture residue, sunshine and

precipitation ( rainfall ) , the most significant sources of RE in Malaysia are biomass and biogas, solar and

small- and mini-HEP, respectively. In addition, wind energy contributes 0.2MW off-grid electricity, but it varies

with location in the country, thus arguably its development is still largely at an early stage ( Ong M. C. et.al.,

2011 ) . Other RE sources that have been identified for the country include geothermal and ocean tidal ener-

gy.

Currently, the installed capacity of RE stands at less than 1% ( 55MW ) of total power generation

capacity nationwide. RE is expected to grow with the implementation of an FiT scheme, in which individuals

can sell the power generated to utility companies such as TNB and Sabah Electricity Sendirian Berhad

( S ESB ) at a fixed premium rate for specific period. Such efforts support policies for additional fossil-fuelled

power plants while reducing carbon emission at the same time.

5.0 Moving Forward

Malaysia aims to become a high income country by 2020, in which knowledge, technology, entrepreneurship,

and innovation will be central to economic growth. To support the nations thrust, current maximum demand for

electricity in West Malaysia is about 15.4GW and is predicted to grow to an estimated 20.7GW in 2020.

Meanwhile current total electricity capacity stands at approximately 21.8GW. About 4.2GW of IPP plants will

be decommissioned from 2015 to 2020, but ST has reportedly been seeking bids for about 7.3GW for

commissioning over the period besides renegotiating possibility of extending the IPP licenses beyond the

current expiry dates.

For the purpose of the subsequent analysis hereafter, let us assume that the two coal-fired plants are

part of the 7.3GW under bidding. In addition to that, the RE act with its associated FiT regime is expected to

add 2.1-3.2GW by 2020 ( which is separate from the capacity that ST has put up for bids ) . On top of that,

the ETP under the Entry Point Project 9 for EE envisages a demand reduction of 10-15% on a business-as-

usual growth ( PEMANDU, 2010 ) .

Assuming conservative achievement of EE and RE at 70% of their target lower ends, demand and

generating capacity are estimated to be 19.3GW and 26.3GW, respectively, while generating capacity will be

26.3GW by 2020. Thus, we would still maintain a reserve margin of the order of 36% which is well above a

recommended 25% target. If EE and RE achievements are better than the conservative 70% assumption, the

reserve margin would be close to 46-50%. With all the developments taken together, it warrants the

considerations of whether Malaysia needs the proposed 2GW of NPP in early 2020s.

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Hence, there have been calls to further develop RE resources particularly in view of Malaysia ’ s de-

pleting fossil fuel resources. It is forecast that Malaysia will become a net energy importer starting from 2017

or 2019 ( Mohamed R., 2009 ) . Being a net energy importer does not mean that the country ’ s reserves are

completely drained or coal for its own use or for export. It implies that the value of imported fossil fuels is

much higher than what is exported. However, recent offshore discoveries, development and production have

improved oil and gas reserves by 2% and 3%, respectively, thus possibly delaying the transition to a net im-

porter.

In this regard, RE is expected to play a more significant role with reduced proportion of oil and gas in

Malaysia ’ s primary energy demand. Although RE has been anticipated to assume a higher profile in the

country ’ s electricity generation mix with the implementation of the SREP program, RE ’ s contribution hither-

to has been at less than 1% despite the financial incentives granted ( Mustapha I., 2008 ) . The boost RE ’ s

contribution to generation mix, the recent RE Act incorporates a generous FiT Scheme that allows companies

and individuals to sell electricity generated from renewable to public utilities companies. As such, RE ’ s con-

tribution is expected to increase to 9% by 2020 and up to 12% by 2030 ( Harris A. H., 2010 ) . The targets

may seem optimistic, but they are achievable and show that RE has the potential to be a major source in the

nation ’ s future power generation equation.

Clearly, Malaysia has to consider alternative approaches to sustain it reserves and meet its energy

needs for desired economic development, besides re-examining its energy mix. Potential proactive measures

include adopting EE&C practices and demand side management in general. There is also a need to reassess

the available electricity generation options.

6.0 References

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Edition, Asia Pacific Research Centre, APEC#213-RE-01.5.

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Community Partnership: Energy Expert Series, 12 April 2010 at Kuala Lumpur.

International Energy Agency, ( 2012 ) , World Energy Outlook 2012, Paris, France: OECD/EIA.

Leo-Moggie A., ( 1999 ) , Keynote address, Proceedings of the World Renewable Energy Congress 1999.

Leo-Moggie A., ( 2001 ) , Keynote address, Proceedings of the Malaysia Regional Forum on Energy Policy

for the New Millennium.

Mohamed A. R. & Teong L. K., ( 2004 ) , Energy Policy for Sustainable Development in Malaysia, The Joint

International Campus on “ Sustainable Energy and Environment ” , University Sains Malaysia, 9-028

( O ) .

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alternative energy, Energy Policy 2006, 34 ( 15 ) :2388-97.

Mohamed R., ( 2009 ) , Malaysia Energy Outlook 2010-2030, Paper presented at third National Seminar on

Public Information on Nuclear Energy ( PINE3 ) , at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Mustapha I., ( 2008 ) , Renewable energy outlook and development strategies for Malaysia. Paper presented

at National PV conference, 14 August 2008.

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( E nergy Commission ) , ISSN No. : 0128 – 6323.

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Ong M. C., et.al., ( 2011 ) , A review on energy scenario and sustainable energy in Malaysia. Renewable and

Sustainable Energy Review, 15:639-47.

Pandey T., ( 2013 ) , Malaysia ’ s energy needs to grow by 4.5% in 2013, Free Malaysia Today News,

accessed on 17th March 2014, http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/busines/2013/01/08/

malaysia%E2%80%99s-energy-needs-to-grows-by-4-5-in-2013/ .

PEMANDU, ( 2010 ) , Economic Transformation Programme: A Roadmap for Malaysia. accessed on 19th

March 2014, http://etp.pemandu.gov.my/Download _Centre-@-Download _Centre.aspx

PEMANDU, ( 2010 ) , Economic Transformation Programme: A Roadmap for Malaysia, Chapter 6: Powering

the Malaysian economy with oil, gas, and energy, p. 189, accessed on 21st March 2014, htpp://

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Sarawak.

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Science, 16 ( 2013 ) 012126, IOP Publishing.

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Planning Unit, Prime Minister ’ s Department, accessed on 19th March 2014, http://www.epu.gov.my/

documents/10124/72ac36d7-fe5a-489b-a34c-a2cb2be073a6

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accessed on 19th March 2014, http://205.254.135.7/countries/country-data.cfm?fips=MY&trk=p1

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January - March 2014 , 1st Quarter 9

Training: Groundwater Risk Assessment at Sanitary Landfill Site

Trainer: Dr. Saim Suratman

8 - 9 April ( Tues & Wed )

Training: Environmental Quality ( Scheduled Wastes ) Regulations 2005

- Application, Compliances & Implications

Trainers: Mr. Chan Tein Kee

12th March ( Wed )

13-14 March ( Thurs & Fri ) Training: Social Impact Assessment

Trainers: Md. Herlina Abdul Aziz

Event: Forum on Environmental Management ( FEM2014 )

& ENSEARCH ’ s 30th AGM

15 May ( Thurs )


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K. KUMARASIVAM ENDOWMENT FUND ( K KEF )

MEMORIAL PUBLIC LECTURE & YOUNG ENVIRONMENTALIST

AWARD 2013

Date : 9th January 2014.

Venue : Subang National Golf Club ( KGNS ) , Selangor.

Speaker : Dr. Salmah Zakaria

Title : : Water and Sustainable Development.

Summary : The KKEF Memorial Public Lecture and Young Environmentalist Award was held on

the 9th January 2014 at Kelab Golf Negara Subang. KTA Tenaga Sdn. Bhd. of

which Ir. K. Kumarasivam was a founding Partner, supported by providing

RM 2,000.00 towards this event. The Speaker for the Public Lecture was Dr.

Salmah Zakaria, Economic Affairs in the Water Security Section Commission for

Asia and the Pacific ( UN ESCAP ) Bangkok. Her presentation on “ Water and

Sustainable Development ” drew interest of 62 participants both ENSEARCH

members and the general public who were from diverse professional backgrounds.

In her closing remarks, Dr. Salmah highlighted that we only have one globe, all

natural resources are limited and the three pillars of sustainable development is to

have a balance economy, social and environmental development.

The ninth recipient of the KKEF Young Environmentalist Award is Mr. Ng Chuck

Chuan, who is a graduate from University Malaya in Environmental Science and

Management. He is currently pursuing the second-semester of his fast-track PhD in

Plant Bioremediation, Soil Pollution and Land Rehabilitation as well as working as a

Research Assistant and Academic Tutor in the same university. ENSEARCH will be

partnering the Hong Kong Green Technology Consortium ( GTC ) for the

two-weeks Internship programme which will be conducted from 23rd April—9th May

2014.


KKEF Memorial Public Lecture and Young Environmental Internship

Award at Kelab Golf Negara Subang, 9th January 2014.

En. Abdul Aziz Long, President ENSEARCH presenting a memento to

Speaker Dr. Salmah Zakaria.

Mr. Gobinathan, Vice President of ENSEARCH presenting the KKEF

Young Environmentalist Internship Award to Mr. Ng Chuck Chuan.


POST-WARSAW CLIMATE FORUM

Date : 19th February 2014.

Venue : Pusat Sains Negara, Kementerian Sains, Teknologi dan Innovasi, Persiaran Bukit Kiara, 50662

Bukit Kiara, Kuala Lumpur.

Summary : The UN Climate Change Conference in WARSAW took place in November 2013 marked a step

forward in the international fight against climate change. The conference agreed a time plan for

participating countries to table their contributions to reducing or mitigating greenhouse gas

emissions under a new global climate agreement to be adopted in 2015. It is also agreed ways

to accelerate efforts to deepen emission cuts over the rest of the decade, and to set up a

mechanism to address losses and damages caused by climate change in vulnerable developing

countries.

In conjunction with this annual international climate conference, ENSEARCH organized a Post

Warsaw Climate Forum by Dr. Gary W. Theseira from the Ministry of Natural Resources and

Environmental ( NRE ) and Mr. Gurmit Singh, the Chairman of CETDEM. This was a half day

forum commenced with Dr. Gary ’ s presentation on “ Post Warsaw Climate Change Talk and

Malaysian Government Response and also “ Views and Comments on Climate Change

Negotiation from NGO ’ s Perspective ” by Mr. Gurmit. A total of 36 participants attended this

Wednesday morning event.


Welcome Speech given by Mr. K. N. Gobinathan,

Vice President of ENSEARCH.

Dr. Foo Say Moo, Chairperson for the event.

Dr. Gary W. Theseira during his presentation at Dewan Quantum.

Dr. Gary ( left ) , Dr. Foo and Mr. Gurmit during the

Question & Answers session.

Tan Sri Dr. Salleh Mohd. Nor was one of the participant during the

event.


LYNAS CORPORATION TECHNICAL VISIT 2014.

Date : 16th January 2014 ( Thursday )

Venue : LYNAS Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.

Kawasan Perindustrian Gebeng, Kuantan, Pahang Darul Makmur.

Summary : On the 16th January 2014, ENSEARCH organized a technical visit to LYNAS Malaysia Sdn.

Bhd. The objectives of this trip was to create awareness and educate members and the public

on the LYNAS Project and also to understand better the process involved in radiation

protection, waste management, decommissioning and environmental remediation, transport and

safety assessment. A total of 35 participants joined the trip, representing a wide spectrum of

stakeholders which included government agencies, professionals institutions, industry and trade

association and environmental consultants. It was an informative trip experienced by the

participants. The response from members and the public for the visit was truly overwhelming but

due to the limited number of seats in the bus, we only managed to bring along a small group.

ENSEARCH will be looking forward to more support from LYNAS on future programs.

EMS Display Panel provides online and real-time results to regulators, LYNAS employee’s and

the public.


Ir. Ellias Saidin introducing En. Luqman Harith, Corporate

Communications from LYNAS Malaysia.

Participants during the presentation given by

LYNAS technical team.

Group photo taken in front of LYNAS Administration Building.

Rotary Kiln ’ s are used in a section of the process to remove

and separate certain elements in the material.


CYBERJAYA - The recent spate of fatal construction related accidents underlines the

need for sustainable and consistent practices by construction companies, the Prime

Minister’s Hibiscus Award (PMHA) organizing committee chair Tan Sri Mustafa

Mansur said.

He said the demands on the industry in terms of costs, deadlines, schedules, supplies,

labour, profit and competition should never be at the expense of sustainable

practices.

“Construction safety as well as occupational safety and health (OSH) will determine

the future of the environment. If you don’t conserve the environment and disturb the

eco-system, it can lead to safety and health hazards as well as disasters that cause

destruction of lives, property and quality of life, “ said Mustafa, who is also chairman

of the Malaysian Standards and Accreditation Council.

He said as such, there should be more participation from the construction industry

for the 2014/15 PMHA which was a private sector environmental award for

businesses and industries established to recognize best environmental and

operational practices.

The biennial award is jointly given by the Business Council for Sustainability and

Responsibility Malaysia, Environmental Management and Research Association of

Malaysia, Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) and Malaysia

International Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

“The response has not been encouraging because while awareness exists,

commitment is lacking. Responsibility has been displaced by greed and profiteering.

“PMHA would like to urge the stakeholders to get involved. It all comes back to

business sustainability. If you do not conform to standards, there will come a day

when your business is no longer competitive, “ he stressed.

Mustafa a former president of FMM, said the construction industry - its developers,

employees, subcontractors and workers - should have the safest possible working

environment.

“Promote zero tolerance for any safety and environment related issues,” he said.

Source : Goh L., ( 2014 ) , Call for sustainable practices to ensure construction safety, 30th June 2014.


ENSEARCH COUNCIL 2013 / 2014

President : En. Abdul Aziz Long

Vice President : Mr. Gobinathan Kumaran Nair

: Ir. Ellias Saidin

Honorary Secretary General : Ms Geetha P. Kumaran

Asst. Honorary Secretary General: Mr. Joel Lawrence Jayasunthar

Honorary Treasurer : Ir. Abu Harith Shamsuddin

Council Members : En. Mohamed Siraj Abdul Razack

: En. Akashah Hj. Majizat

: Mr. Khoo Boon Keat

: Ir. Lee Heng Keng

: Dr. Foo Say Moo

: Ms. Adibah Sabrina Mohd Sebri

Co-opted Members : Mr. Jaya Sarathy

: Ms. Jenny Tan Suat Eam

: Mr. Hari Ramalu

: Ms. Lee Tzee Wan

( P etronas Rep. )

: Dr. Svenja Hanson

( U niversity of Nottinghan Rep. )

: Datuk Adeline Leong

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ENSEARCH Secretariat 2013/2014

Executive Secretary : Ms. Edna Xavier

Project Officer ( Events & Activities, Training ) : Ms. Geetha Baba

Project Officer ( CPCN, Website & Publication ) : Ms. Audrey Percival

External Accountant : Ms. Tan Siok Yin

“For s better environment”

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ASSOCIATION OF MALAYSIA (ENSEARCH)

30-3 Jalan PJU 5/16,

Dataran Sunway, Kota Damansara,

47810 Petaling Jaya,

Selangor Darul Ehsan.

Tel : 03-61569807 / 08

Fax : 03 - 61569803

Email : [email protected]

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